Personal information | |
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Full name | Mayerlin Yanay Mejía Matos |
Nationality | Dominican |
Born | Azua, Azua | 3 April 1994
Weight | 57 kg (126 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Taekwondo |
Medal record |
Mayerlin Yanay Mejía Matos (born 3 April 1994) [1] [2] is a Dominican Republic taekwondo athlete. She became 2023 Pan American Games champion in the Kyorugi team competition.
Mejía was among the semi-finalists of the 2012 Dominican Republic National Reading Contest. [3] [4]
Mejía participated in the Central American and Caribbean Games losing 4-26 in the quarterfinal round to the Cuban Tamara Robles. [5]
She participated in the World Championships and won her contest over Kenian Mary Muriu before losing 0-2 to seeded No.1 Chinese Luo Zongshi in the round of 32. [6]
At the 2023 Pan Am Series of Heredia, Costa Rica, she won the bronze medal when she lost to the Cuban Marlyn Pérez in the semifinal round. [7] She won the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games Team Kyorugui silver medal with Nahomy Víctor, Vanessa Corporan and Madelyn Rodríguez. [8] Mejía represented her home country at the Pan American Games taekwondo competition, she lost 0-1 to American Caitlin Cox in the -57 kg category in the round of 16. [9] She won the Kyorugi team competition gold medal with Madelyn Rodríguez and Katherine Rodríguez. [10]
Personal information | |
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Full name | Mayerlin Yanay Mejía Matos |
Nationality | Dominican |
Born | Azua, Azua | 3 April 1994
Weight | 57 kg (126 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Taekwondo |
Medal record |
Mayerlin Yanay Mejía Matos (born 3 April 1994) [1] [2] is a Dominican Republic taekwondo athlete. She became 2023 Pan American Games champion in the Kyorugi team competition.
Mejía was among the semi-finalists of the 2012 Dominican Republic National Reading Contest. [3] [4]
Mejía participated in the Central American and Caribbean Games losing 4-26 in the quarterfinal round to the Cuban Tamara Robles. [5]
She participated in the World Championships and won her contest over Kenian Mary Muriu before losing 0-2 to seeded No.1 Chinese Luo Zongshi in the round of 32. [6]
At the 2023 Pan Am Series of Heredia, Costa Rica, she won the bronze medal when she lost to the Cuban Marlyn Pérez in the semifinal round. [7] She won the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games Team Kyorugui silver medal with Nahomy Víctor, Vanessa Corporan and Madelyn Rodríguez. [8] Mejía represented her home country at the Pan American Games taekwondo competition, she lost 0-1 to American Caitlin Cox in the -57 kg category in the round of 16. [9] She won the Kyorugi team competition gold medal with Madelyn Rodríguez and Katherine Rodríguez. [10]